Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 475 this year, reports UNB.In the recent fatalities, two occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation...
The government Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 5.5 million liters of soybean oil, 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer and 50,000 tonnes of wheat to meet the growing demand of the country, reports BSS.Besides, the government also approved proposals to...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has requested the plantation and commodities minister of Malaysia to take steps to supply refined palm oil to Bangladesh under government-to-government (G2G) arrangement.He made the call during his two-day visit to the Southeast Asian country.During...
JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (AP): Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants began a ceasefire Wednesday in a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting as a region on edge wondered whether it will hold.Some celebratory gunshots could be heard in...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has stressed the need for building a knowledge-driven economy, which is vital for Bangladesh's future. It also emphasised the need for a supporting ecosystem for new ventures to thrive. The trade body made...
People gather during the funeral ceremony of public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif, a day after he was killed during riots between security personnel and supporters of jailed Hindu monk leader and former member of ISKCON Chinmoy Krishna Das in Chattogram...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
BNP secretary-general Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said national unity is the key to countering the evil forces who want to put the country's independence, sovereignty and stability at stake."Right now, what is needed most is national unity. We have enormous...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Sonali Bank PLC has requested the government to issue bonds worth Tk 60 billion to settle outstanding loans of the sugar mills and Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) with the proceeds, officials said.They said the state-owned bank has...
A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and seven others in a Tk 100 million extortion case, reports UNB. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shannullah accepted the police's final report and cleared the accused of all charges...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Two more Bangladesh Bank (BB) bills will be introduced soon in the money market to transmit monetary policy through managing liquidity more effectively.The twin BB bills will have 90-day and 180-day tenures, according to a notification issued by the central...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh's garment export to the European Union market may fall 20 per cent under a combined effect of the country's LDC graduation and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), economists say and show remedies.Vietnam's ready-made garment (RMG) export is currently...
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust case and a Dhaka court discharged her from the Barapukuria coal mine graft case, report agencies.The High Court bench, comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice...
CA's Press Wing called false some Indian media reports over slain Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif claiming that he was representing Chinmoy Krishna Das in the court, reports BSS.In a Facebook post on Wednesday, it said some Indian media outlets...
A lawyer petitioned the High Court for banning the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON in a sedition case, amid countrywide protests against the murder of a Chattogram advocate, and the HC ordered a state report on this matter....
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
All loans or advances will be counted as classified if overdue for over three months under a master plan meant to enhance risk-management capabilities of banks and transparency of financial reporting.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) master circular on loan classification and...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was recorded at 31.2 degrees Celsius...
Two BG Press employees arrested over BCS question leakCriminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two employees of BG Press for their alleged involvement in leaking questions of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The arrestees are Md Majnu Mia, 59,...
Professor Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, Chief Adviser of East West University (EWU) and former governor of Bangladesh Bank, speaking at the 6th Nahreen Khan Memorial Lecture in the Manzur Elahi Auditorium of EWU in the capital on Wednesday. Renowned economist Professor...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has republished the results of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination, with 21,397 candidates selected for the written examinations, reports UNB.In an announcement made on Wednesday, the PSC revealed this new list includes...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) is likely to give US$280 million worth of loan to upgrade Chattogram city's water supply and sewerage systems, an official of Economic Relations Division (ERD) said.The Bangladesh government has recently negotiated with the WB on the...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim A Khan called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
The new collective quantified goal (NCQG) target of US$300 billion by 2035 is too low compared to the requirements, and the possibility of meeting the target is far away, climate experts said in a press conference on Wednesday.There is no...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has provided her biometric fingerprints to the US Embassy as part of a process to complete her visa application, reports UNB."Madam (Khaleda) may need to travel to the US for better treatment. This is why she...
Dhaka Courts have placed former law minister Anisul Huq, former food minister Qamrul Islam and former MP Solaiman Salim on remand in different cases, report agencies.A Dhaka court has placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a three-day remand in...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-28 00:00:00
Expressing deep concern over a concatenation of events countrywide, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said achieving anything is not possible with splits at home."It's not possible to achieve anything with divisions inside the house,"...
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CHATTOGRAM, Nov 27: The High Court (HC) has granted bail to former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter in a case filed over the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu in 2016.The HC bench of Justice Md Ataur Rahman...
Pro-BNP lawyers, under the banner of Bangladesh Jatiyotabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), demonstrated at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the capital on Wednesday to protest the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram on Tuesday. - FE Photo
NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (AFP): India's Adani Group conglomerate said Wednesday it had lost almost $55 billion in a stock market rout since US prosecutors last week accused its founder and other officials of fraud.The November 20 bombshell indictment in...
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters): Emerging markets are in for a tough and uncertain year due to policy shifts in the United States and uncertain growth in China, JPMorgan said in its annual outlook, predicting emerging markets bond funds were in...
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